She Did That

Cecily Motley Co-founded successful jewellery brand Motley, they took the internet by storm with their decadent art inspired pieces. After raising over £1 million and working with designers all over the world, things took a drastic turn overnight. Facebook and Instagram changed how their Algorithm worked and their cost per sale was leaving them with a negative balance. Now the Founder of Harriett AI, Cecily discusses resilience and how she used her learnings from her first business to create what is set to be groundbreaking when it comes to how businesses look after their staff. Her calm demeanour and steely determination has seen her raise nearly £2 million for her new business all whilst juggling motherhood and an industry heavily male dominated. Cecily is proof that picking yourself up after disappointment can lead to the success and that the ending of a business doesn't determine how successful you were and continue to be.

This week I speak Katy Cottam, CEO and Founder of Luna Daily, a brand taking over the feminine health and beauty industry. She shares the astounding facts behind the mysterious enigma that is the vagina as well as her journey to launching in the US, raising millions of pounds and breaking the taboo around Fem care and hygiene.

TRIGGER WARNING - graphic images and discussions depicting rape, sexual violence, murder and terrorism. On October 7th terrorist organisation; Hamas invaded Israel carrying out the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. Countless girls and women were sexually violated, raped and kidnapped at a music festival and peaceful Kibbutz communities - some of these women are still in captivity 8 months later. Organisations around the world as well as 'feminists' who claim to advocate for the rights of Women were silent - and are yet to condemn what happened. This episode is a factual conversation with Lawyer, Feminist and advisor for the Rape crisis centre in Israel; Ayelet Razin. She discusses what happened on October 7th and testimonies from survivors as well as feeling abandoned by her fellow feminists and the sisterhood she thought she was a part of. If you have been a victim of sexual assault or rape, help is available. If you are in England you can call or visit the following website 0808 500 2222 and via www.247sexualabusesupport.org.uk

TRIGGER WARNING - this episode discusses sensitive topics such as; Suicide, Mental Health issues and Bullying. This weeks' episode features brave Actress, Model and Blogger; Bryony Moss. She discusses being diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy aged 7, the bullying she consequently endured into young adulthood and her healing journey and using her strength and determination to achieve success. If you are having thoughts about suicide and/or struggling to cope with your mental health, help is available, contact https://www.samaritans.org/ To view Bryony's documentary click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuBtpDlBo7U

Charlotte Guzzo Co-Founder of Sano Genetics shares real data on how rare, rare diseases really are, how her team are populating clinical trials in order to finally find cures for the diseases that devastate families. We talk DNA sequencing, big Pharma and the real reasons these potentially life saving trials are failing.

At just 29 years old, Frankie Smith has cultivated a group of Female's in business, offering tangible advice and tips on how to manage your money and maximise your wealth with a few simple strategies. Frankie's club attracts hundred of women in business and Frankie herself is one of very few women across the world who has opened her own investor-backed, Wealth Management company. She's managing millions of pounds in assets for individuals and bucking all the statistics on women in finance. She shares with us the simple things we can be doing to quite literally make money, doing nothing!

Nicole Mazza, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Relay Technologies shares her story of raising over £10 million to build cutting edge technology to disrupt the delivery industry. No more expensive parcels, letting off double the amount of gas emissions from unnecessary journeys', inspired by the Chinese model, Nicole plans to compete with the giants such as; DHL and FedEx. Her ambition knows no bounds and her dedication is unstoppable - a true leader in the tech startup space.

Nat Falconer, mum of three kids under 5, C- Executive and all round superwoman shares her story of climbing the career ladder whilst predominantly pregnant, she shares how she achieved her goals and the things she would go back and change. As a Chief People Officer, Nat has worked with some of todays unicorns, nurturing talent and helping them strategically move from startup to scale-up, with a birds eye view of entire organisations, she champions the importance of having a great culture and how it attributes directly to the success of a company.

At just 22, Catalina Valentino has achieved more than most will in a lifetime. As well as an unbelievable aptitude for learning, her pure grit, determination and 'failure is not an option' mentality has poised her to be one of the most successful women in her generation. Who better to celebrate on International Women's Day.

Emily Koolen, coach to some of Britains' most successful CEO's and Founders shares the commonality in high performing leaders as well as the evolvement of Female Leaders and how we are still having to fight 'up'.